From the Rectory
Dear Friends,
As I sit down to write this in the middle of March I’m struck by how much uncertainty fills our world at the moment. Every time we turn on the news, there seems to be more and more to worry about.… Read the whole story
St Peter’s
St Peter’s Church, Hepworth stands at the high point of the village, visible from a distance. It is an ancient building, Grade 2 listed, mostly dating to the 14 th and 15 th centuries, although there are stones from an earlier, 11 th or 12 th century building.… Read the whole story
From the Rectory
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
Happy New Year to you all !
We’re a month into the New Year already… and I wonder how many New Year resolutions have been kept so far and how many have already been forgotten ?… Read the whole story
Thank you to all the volunteers who sat in Hepworth Church during the “Ride + Stride” for the Suffolk Historical Churches Trust, on the 14th September.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Harvest Festival Service
Harvest Festival Service @ St Peter’s Church, Hepworth.
Sunday, 1st September @ 1500
Everyone’s Welcome -please join as we celebrate God’s goodness.… Read the whole story
Letter from the Rectory
Dear friends,
As I write this letter in the middle of June on a cold grey and rainy day the thought of Summer and summer time seems to still be far way.… Read the whole story
June Letter from the Rectory
Dear Friends and Neighbours,
This month on 16th June it is Father’s Day. For many it’s a time to celebrate and be thankful for their father and the father figures in their lives but for others it’s a day that some really struggle with …for all kinds of reasons.… Read the whole story
Church Yard Clean Up
Saturday, 11th May 2024 @ 0930
Sausage sandwiches provided!
Contact Jane on 01359 250 347 to offer help.
Choral visitors to St Peter’s, Hepworth
April was a busy month for St Peter’s in Hepworth. King’s College Cambridge is the patron of this church and one Lent evening in April the King’s Voices choir, lead by Ralph Woodward came to sing Evensong.… Read the whole story
Parallel Thoughts?
In recent weeks we have celebrated the Rising of the Son as well as witnessing the increasing influence of the sun as new growth emerges and unfolds.… Read the whole story
A letter from the Rectory – April 2023
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
I love a good story …don’t you?
I grew up loving Beauty and the Beast, C.S Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the Last Battle and I love the classics like Pride and Prejudice, and Emma and then there’s The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings… and The Shawshank Redemption… and so many more; some of them are stories I’ve read, some of them are films I’ve watched.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Village Quiz Night
NOTE CHANGE OF DATE!
Friday 21st April 2023 at 1930
Hepworth Pavilion
£3.50 per person – teams of up to 6.
Please call 01359 250 347 to book a table.… Read the whole story
King’s Voices Choir
St Peter’s Church, Hepworth
Please join us for
Choral Evensong
Sunday, 26th March at 6:00pm
Revd Dr Stephen Cherry, Dean of Kings’s College, Cambridge will lead the service,
with the King’s Voices Choir, directed by Ralph Woodward.… Read the whole story
A Letter from the Rectory : February 2023
Dear Friends
I’m writing this letter in the middle of January and it’s wet and cold and grey outside. I’ve just spent half an hour on my exercise bike desperately trying to keep my New Year’s resolution to get fit going… and it’s hard.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Flower Festival
The weekend of 24th -25th September saw St Peter’s Church full of colour, when 17 flower arrangers produced wonderful decorations on the theme of ‘Harvest’.… Read the whole story
Letter from Rev Cathy
Dear Friends & Neighbours, Having helped in Media Studies Classes at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham for many years I always wait with anticipation for the Christmas adverts to arrive.… Read the whole story
Letter from Rev. Cathy Bladen
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
As we head into Autumn, I’m reminded of the words from Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 that were read at the Queen’s Service of Remembrance at Edinburgh Cathedral;
‘There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…’
For me as a Christian, Autumn with its harvest of crops and fruits is a wonderful reminder that no matter what is happening in the world the seasons keep turning and there is always hope of new things and times to come… even if in the moment we find it hard to feel the hope.… Read the whole story
From the Benefice – A letter from Andrew Bladen A church Lay Elder
We are approaching holiday season again, perhaps a time to go away, or to simply holiday at home, perhaps taking time to go to the beach or simply to go out for walks.… Read the whole story
From now until the end of October the Church will be open
Daily 10 – 4
for private prayer and reflection.
You are most welcome.… Read the whole story
A Retirement at Hepworth Church
Sunday 1st May saw Chris Anderson take his last service at St Peter’s Church. Chris and his wife Pat are retiring from church duties after forty three years of devoted and tireless work.… Read the whole story
Magazine letter June 2022 from Ken Smith, Benefice Church Lay Elder
Dear Friends & Neighbours
When I was a young teacher I got to know our local Ixworth policeman quite well. My occasional visits to the police station tended to be to plead with him to give some lad or another a second chance after committing a minor offence.… Read the whole story
From the Benefice – A Time to Pray & Help
At this time of writing, the world is very concerned with the situation in Ukraine. The news is dominated with the terrible events happening since the Russian invasion.… Read the whole story
Church Services Across The Benefice – March 2022
| Date | Church | Time | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 2nd March Ash Wednesday Service | Hinderclay | 7pm | Holy Communion |
| Sunday 6th March | Barningham | 11.00am | Holy Communion |
| Hepworth | 9.30am | Village Service | |
| Hopton | 9.30am | All Age | |
| Thelnetham | 9.30m | Holy Communion | |
| Sunday 13th March | Coney Weston | 9.30am | Holy Communion |
| Hinderclay | 9.30am | Village Service | |
| Stanton | 11.00am | Holy Communion | |
| Sunday 20th March | Barningham | 11.00am | Village Service |
| Hopton | 9.30am | Holy Communion | |
| Market Weston | 11.00am | Holy Communion | |
| Sunday 27h March Mothering Sunday | Hinderclay | 9.30am | Holy Communion |
| Hopton | 6.00pm | Night Prayer | |
| Stanton | 11.00am | Everyone Welcome (Informal Service for everyone) | |
Message from the Rector
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
Happy March…
According to the meteorological calendar, Spring starts on the 1st March…I think most of us are pleased to see the bulbs beginning to appear, the evenings drawing out, the hedgerows greening up and the first signs of birds nesting; It brings a smile to our faces as we begin to look forward to the warmer months.… Read the whole story
A message from the Rector
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
Happy New Year to you all !
We’re a month into the New Year already… and I wonder how many New Year resolutions have been kept so far and how many have already been forgotten ?… Read the whole story